Government & Policy

The extensive list includes billions in funding for public health data modernization, broadband and 5G expansion, social determinants of health, cybersecurity and more.

The Pittsburgh-based analytics firm will work with the federal government to provide public health officials with information through HHS Protect.

The money brings UK R&D funding to £14.9 billion, its highest in 40 years, but Horizon funding remains uncertain.

The Interoperability and Patient Access final rule includes a section that modifies the Medicare Conditions of Participation that introduces patient event notifications. The hospital has new tech at the ready.

The European Health and Digital Executive Agency will oversee the €5.1bn EU4Health programme. 

The state enacted a law in January requiring physicians – rather than healthcare clinic staff – to be present when a patient takes abortion-inducing medication.

Following a government review to reduce health inequalities for babies and children, the digitisation process has been brought forward a year.  

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of March's biggest stories, including digital health's wild funding month, big tech moves and how to sign up for a vaccine at three major pharmacy chains.

The pandemic has made it clear that public health data must be accessible and supported across systems. But the question remains: How?

National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi said in a keynote for the agency's annual meeting that COVID-19 continues to be the main focus for the near future.